Skip to main content


Pondering moving my web server out of the US.

The catch is, I have my own bookstore. It uses Paypal and Stripe. As I understand it, if the site is hosted in another country, then I have to consider that country's laws as well as those here. Which is not unreasonable.

But how much overhead do I want to cope with?

If Stripe & Paypal turned on me, I'd basically be sunk anyway.

in reply to Michael Lucas

You know... this sounds like something worth researching, doing, and then publishing a book about. ;)
in reply to tomasino

@tomasino
A lot of people are asking the question "How do I run my services outside the US?" right now. I would definitely buy a book that explains:

- What to look for in a provider
- How to automate the basics like backups, updates, and migrations
- email (you've got that covered), file sharing, office documents and spreadsheets
- fediverse based social media
- whatever else a small business needs (calendars, scheduling, crm, etc)
- IdP and SSO for the above so you don't have to create separate accounts for each

in reply to wrw

@wrw how to manage outreach and engagement. What to know about tax obligations (and where to look for more since that's a big topic). Honestly, lots of "domesticating" would be great fodder for the ex-US question
@wrw
in reply to Michael Lucas

I didn't find any upsides when I looked into this, do you have a particular reason?
in reply to Michael Lucas

Never even thought if it was possible to use something other than one'a the big-name payment systems for store-type purchases. Is there any sort of freedom respecting online payment system out there that could be used instead?
in reply to eshep

@eshep if they accept visa/mastercard/amex they will still be subject to any rules those companies enforce, alas, and they're easily leant on by government.
in reply to eshep

@eshep

no, there isn't.

the trick is multiple payment channels, each bound to different governments that won't cooperate.

in reply to eshep

Perty ridiculous how hard it is to just give someone money these days. 😆
⇧